Best Classics 100 Vol 2

Performers: Kenneth Sillito (Violin); Mark Bennett (Trumpet); Celia Nicklin (Oboe); Philip Pickett (Recorder)
Conductor: Sir Marriner
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Running Time: 2 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Orchestral
Written: 03/24/1721

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"

Performer: Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1725

Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348 :: Alla Hornpipe

Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Ensemble: Prague Chamber Orchestra
Notes: Composition written: 1717.
Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1717

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056 :: 2. Largo

Performer: Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
Conductor: Sir Marriner
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1738

Handel, George Frideric : Handel - Bourée :: La Réjouissance

Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
Ensemble: Menuhin Festival Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1749

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Serenade no 6 in D major, K 239 "Serenata notturna" :: 1. Marcia

Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
Ensemble: Bath Festival Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1776

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59

Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1810

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 :: Voi che sapete

Performer: Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1786

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor" :: 2. Adagio un poco mosso (extract)

Performer: Walter Gieseking (Piano)
Conductor: Alceo Galliera
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1809

Mendelssohn, Felix : Song Without Words

Performer: Daniel Adni (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 06/01/1842

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique" :: 2. Adagio cantabile

Performer: Walter Gieseking (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1797-1798

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 :: 2. Valse

Conductor: Richard Hickox
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
Running Time: 3 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1880

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Vissi d'arte

Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1900

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3

Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1892

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Wiener Blut :: Extract

Conductor: Willi Boskovsky
Ensemble: Johann Strauss Orchestra Vienna
Running Time: 5 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Waltz
Written: 1873

Strauss, Richard : Four Last Songs, AV 150 :: Beim Sch

Performer: Lucia Popp (Soprano)
Conductor: Klaus Tennstedt
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1948

Smetana, Bedrich : Má vlast :: 112/2

Conductor: Paavo Berglund
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle
Running Time: 5 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1874

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Symphony no 4 in F minor, Op. 36 :: 4. Finale

Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Running Time: 8 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1878

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Eine Kleine Nachtmusik :: 2. Romanze

Conductor: Sir Marriner
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Running Time: 5 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1787

Wagner, Richard : Lohengrin :: Treulich geführt (Bridal Chorus)

Conductor: Bernard Haitink
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
Running Time: 5 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1848

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Act 3. Entr'acte

Conductor: Seiji Ozawa
Ensemble: Orchestre de France
Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109

Performer: John Ogdon (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1830-1832

Offenbach, Jacques : Gaîté Parisienne :: Barcarolle

Conductor: Sir Marriner
Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Songs (14), Op. 34

Performer: Natalie Dessay (Soprano)
Conductor: Michael Schoenwandt
Running Time: 5 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1915

Liszt, Franz : Liebesträume for Piano, S 541

Performer: Kun-woo Paik (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1843-1850

Holst, Gustav : The Planets, Op. 32/H 125 :: Venus, the Bringer of Peace

Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 8 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1914-1916

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Pavane, Op. 50

Performer: Gareth Morris (Flute)
Conductor: David Willcocks
Running Time: 6 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1887

Flotow, Friedrich von : Martha :: Ach so fromm

Performer: Fritz Wunderlich (Tenor)
Conductor: Berislav Klobucar
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Notes: Composition written: 1847.
Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1847

Mendelssohn, Felix : A Midsummer Night's Dream :: Wedding March

Conductor: Jeffrey Tate
Ensemble: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1843

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess :: Summertime

Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor: John McGlinn
Ensemble: New York Choral Artists
Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1935

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Dolly, Op. 56 :: Berceuse

Performers: Jean-Phillipe Collard (Piano); Bruno Rigutto (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1893-1896

Wagner, Richard : Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90 :: Mild und leise (Liebestod)

Performer: Cheryl Studer (Soprano)
Conductor: Jeffrey Tate
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 6 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1857-1859

Stravinsky, Igor : Firebird Suite :: Conclusion

Conductor: Seiji Ozawa
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1945

Charpentier, Marc-Antoine : Work(s) :: Te Deum

Performers: Maurice Andre (Trumpet); Jane Parker-Smith (Organ)
Running Time: 2 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Baroque

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050 :: 3. Allegro

Performers: George Malcolm (Harpsichord); William Bennett (Flute); Iona Brown (Violin)
Conductor: Sir Marriner
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Running Time: 5 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Orchestral
Written: 03/24/1721

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 :: 1. Allegro

Performer: Richard Egarr (Harpsichord)
Notes: Composition written: 1735.
Running Time: 4 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1735

Vivaldi, Antonio : Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93 :: 2. Largo

Performer: Sharon Isbin (Guitar)
Conductor: Lawrence Foster
Ensemble: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 6 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1716

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007 :: 1. Prélude

Performer: Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1720

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Flute no 2 in D major, K 314 (285d) :: 3. Rondeau

Performer: Ransom Wilson (Flute)
Conductor: Raymond Leppard
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Notes: Composition written: 1778.
Running Time: 5 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1778

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Carnival of the animals :: The Swan (Le Cygne)

Performers: Shuku Iwashaki (Piano); Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1886

Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909) : Suite española no 1, for piano, Op. 47, B. 7 :: Sevilla

Performer: Julian Byzantine (Guitar)
Running Time: 5 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1886

Kreisler, Fritz : Liebesfreud

Performers: Michael Isador (Piano); Rodney Friend (Violin)
Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: by 1910

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk : Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major, S 49/WoO 1 :: 3. Rondo

Performer: Maurice Andre (Trumpet)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 12/08/1803

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"

Performer: Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1725

Elgar, Edward : Concerto for Cello :: 1. Adagio - Moderato

Performer: Jacqueline du Pré (Cello)
Conductor: John Barbirolli
Running Time: 8 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1919

Debussy, Claude : Arabesques (2) for Piano

Performer: Markus Klinko (Harp)
Running Time: 4 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1888

Sarasate, Pablo de : Ziegeunerweisen

Performer: Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa
Ensemble: ORTF National Orchestra
Running Time: 7 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1878

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat major, K 495 :: 2. Romanze

Performer: Radovan Vlatkovic (Horn)
Conductor: Jeffrey Tate
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1786

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35 :: 1. Allegro moderato (conclusion)

Performer: Ulf Hoelscher (Violin)
Conductor: Kamu
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1878

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K 581 :: 2. Larghetto

Performer: Sabine Meyer (Clarinet)
Ensemble: Members of the Vienna String Sextet (Members)
Running Time: 6 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1789

Schumann, Robert : Kinderszenen, Op. 15 :: Träumerei

Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838

Webber, Andrew Lloyd : Requiem :: Pie Jesu

Performers: Simon Gibson (Organ); Jane Gilchrist (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Kirk Trevor
Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Choral
Written: 1984

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466 :: 2. Romanze (extract)

Performer: Annie Fischer (Piano)
Conductor: Adrian Boult
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Running Time: 6 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Form: Concerto
Written: 1785

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57

Performer: Peter Donohoe (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1844

Mendelssohn, Felix : A Midsummer Night's Dream :: Nocturne

Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Running Time: 5 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1843

Elgar, Edward : Salut d'amour

Conductor: Richard Hickox
Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia
Running Time: 3 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1888

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Etude for piano no 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16

Performer: John Ogdon (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1832

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Gran Partita :: 3. Adagio

Ensemble: Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble
Running Time: 5 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1781

Grieg, Edvard : Peer Gynt :: Solveig's Song

Performer: Lucia Popp (Soprano)
Conductor: Sir Marriner
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Running Time: 5 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1874-1875

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Carnival of the animals :: Aquarium

Performers: Peter Katin (Piano); Philip Fowke (Piano)
Conductor: Alexander Gibson
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1886

Debussy, Claude : La fille aux cheveux de lin

Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1910

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Prelude for piano no 15 in D flat major, Op. 28/15, CT. 180

Performer: Dmitri Alexeev (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1838-1839

Schubert, Franz : Schwanengesang, D 957

Performers: Radu Lupu (Piano); Barbara Hendricks
Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1828

Satie, Erik [Composer] : Gymnopedie for piano no 1

Performer: Aldo Ciccolini (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1888

Ravel, Maurice : Pavane pour une infante défunte

Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Running Time: 6 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1899

Bernstein, Leonard : Candide :: Overture

Conductor: Andrew Litton
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : German dances (3) for orchestra, K. 605 :: German Dance no 3, K 605 "Sleigh Ride"

Conductor: Sir Marriner
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Notes: Composition written: 1791.
Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1791

Brahms, Johannes : Waltz

Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1865

Schubert, Franz : Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3

Performers: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone); Gerald Moore (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 08/19/1815

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Minuets (6) for piano (or orchestra), WoO 10

Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1795

Kreisler, Fritz : Liebesleid

Performers: Rodney Friend (Violin); Michael Isador (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: by 1910

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i) :: 3. Rondo alla turca

Performer: Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
Notes: Composition written: 1783.
Running Time: 3 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1783

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)

Performer: Maria Callas (Soprano)
Conductor: Georges Prêtre
Running Time: 4 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1873-1874

Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Humoresques (8) for Piano, Op. 101/B 187

Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Romantic

Puccini, Giacomo : La Rondine :: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta

Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1917

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213

Performer: Dmitri Alexeev (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847

Francisco Tárrega (1852 - 1909) : Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Performer: Christopher Parkening (Guitar)
Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: circa 1880-1905

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Polonaise for piano no 6 in A flat major ("Héroique"), Op. 53, CT. 155

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Running Time: 6 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1842-1843

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214

Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1858

Respighi, Ottorino : Pines of Rome :: The Pines of the Villa Borghese

Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1924

Prokofiev, Sergei : Peter and the Wolf :: Extract

Conductor: Sian Edwards
Running Time: 2 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1936

Offenbach, Jacques : Gaîté Parisienne :: Overture

Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Running Time: 9 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1858

Wagner, Richard : Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg :: Act 1. Prelude

Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 9 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1862-1867

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